I came from a Storm 2 as well, and have come to really like Ultra Keyboard. It does suggestive words, which takes your user dictionary into account, and autotext/shortcuts (bbiab=be back in a bit). It also has an option to either use a full keyboard or compact keyboard in portrait mode. The compact keyboard is basically the same thing as the portrait SureType keyboard on the Storm, if you used it.

I came from a Storm 2 as well, and have come to really like Ultra Keyboard. It does suggestive words, which takes your user dictionary into account, and autotext/shortcuts (bbiab=be back in a bit). It also has an option to either use a full keyboard or compact keyboard in portrait mode. The compact keyboard is basically the same thing as the portrait SureType keyboard on the Storm, if you used it.

I also wish Google Talk would show the "delivered" and "read" notifications that BBM had, but overall, loving the X in comparison, just miss some of the
BB specific things, but that's going to be the issue when you go from one platform to another and vice versa.

It is a paid app ($3-4 I think), but it's been well worth it. It has quite a few other features as well. For example, it will also do tracing (think Swype), and can be done on both the full and compact keyboard.

Came from Storm 2 also and 3 other BB's before it. Was very difficult to switch and admit RIM had really fallen behind. I'm so glad I did though. I'm in love with my X. All I miss is BBM and built in sound profiles. Although the app Audio Manager Pro easily took care of that. I highly recommend it. Everything else is far superior!

Came from Storm 2 also and 3 other BB's before it. Was very difficult to switch and admit RIM had really fallen behind. I'm so glad I did though. I'm in love with my X. All I miss is BBM and built in sound profiles. Although the app Audio Manager Pro easily took care of that. I highly recommend it. Everything else is far superior!

I use setting profiles. Seems similar, but it's always nice to have options

Originally Posted by sniffs

Settings -> Language & Keyboards -> User Dictionary -> Add

That will add a word, yes, but not an auto text shortcut. They are the only thing I miss from bb.

I remember reading about a program called "Ping Chat". It is a multi-platform program. From what I hear it works similar to BBM. I have not used it, so I can't give many other details. But Just a thought for something to maybe check out.

I still have an S2, waiting for my upgrade to become available next month. But doing a little research before making the switch to the DX.

It has full qwerty as well as sure type option. Note they refer to sure type as compact in the settings. I use bettery keyboard along with better keyboard dark grey skin and font pack 4. The keyboard is so much better than the stock. The other plus is that you can customize the keyboard at any time.

You have to give it up to Android giving you the ability to change the look and function of your device.

As a former Storm 1 & 2 owner, I also missed the SureType keyboard. Better keyboard was OK, but does not have the word logic behind it that SureType has. As awkward as it was for the first day, I can tell you that NOTHING is as fast and efficient as Swype. It's weird at first, but if you stick with it for about a day, you'll never want to use any other input method again.